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Tsirkin" To: Paolo Bonzini Cc: qemu-devel@nongnu.org, Alex =?iso-8859-1?Q?Benn=E9e?= , Alistair Francis , Daniel =?iso-8859-1?Q?P=2E_Berrang=E9?= , Kevin Wolf , Peter Maydell , Warner Losh , Paolo Bonzini Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs/devel: relax policy on AI-generated contributions Message-ID: <20260528035815-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> References: <20260528073412.551117-1-pbonzini@redhat.com> <20260528034301-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=170.10.129.124; envelope-from=mst@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: -24 X-Spam_score: -2.5 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.5 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.445, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: qemu development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org On Thu, May 28, 2026 at 09:53:12AM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > On Thu, May 28, 2026 at 9:48 AM Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > > > -How contributors could comply with DCO terms (b) or (c) for the output of AI > > > -content generators commonly available today is unclear. The QEMU project is > > > -not willing or able to accept the legal risks of non-compliance. > > > +If you wish to send large amounts of AI-generated changes, or any other > > > +contribution not in the above categories, please get in touch with the > > > +maintainer beforehand. > > > > To be clear, the implication is that > > These can be accepted at the discretion of the maintainer > > Yes. > > > Maybe make it explicit. > > Ok. > > > > + AI-used-for: tests, docs > > > + AI-used-for: code > > > + AI-used-for: code (refactoring) > > > + AI-used-for: code (prototype) > > > + AI-used-for: research BTW: commit log ? > > Why include research here when we also explicitly say: > > > > > +These boundaries do not apply to other uses of AI, such as researching > > > +APIs or algorithms, static analysis, or debugging, provided the model's > > > +output is not included in contributions. > > I suppose it can still be useful for traceability. I copied it from > Kevin's proposal but I can remove it. > > "Research" may also include using a script written by the LLM, which > is encouraged in the first section. > > Paolo but again, if the script is not merged, then the boundaries do not apply? -- MST